Building for Climate Change

Will changing weather and shorelines force us to retreat from some places?

Max Miller
Feb 6, 2020 · 7 min read

It’s a little hard to comprehend how completely the new reality of climate change will alter our relationship with the world. As changes in temperature and precipitation patterns impact agriculture, we will need to rethink where our food comes from, possibly radically. Water stress may impact basically every item we consume or use, from the cotton in our clothes to the waste water from mining for materials used in consumer electronics. Higher temperatures and…

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